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А- Hi!

 

В - Hi! I know that you attended a lecture on art last Sunday. Сan you tell me about it?

 

А - Yes of course. It was interesting when talking about icon-painting. It began to develop in Kyivan Rus in the 10th century, after  Prince Vladimir had baptised state. Icon painters — mostly monks — depicted Christ, the Virgin, angels and saints.

 

В - It's very interesting. I know about  the mosaic and frescoes of St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyev, that is one of the most distinguished among the memorials of that period.

 

А - You're right. For comparison portrait painting as a separate genre appeared during the Renaissance  and was strongly influenced by the icon tradition. The first portraits included portrayals of nobles and Cossack chiefs.

 

В - I know that Taras Shevchenko was considered the father of modern Ukrainian painting. He painted numerous portraits, self-portraits and landscapes with many architectural monuments ofUkraine. During the 19th century landscape painting appeared as a separate genre, and not only in the works of Shevchenko.

 

А - At that time Ukraine was called East European Italy. Artists from Russia and European countries visited Ukraine to enrich themselves with new themes and images.

 

В - What do you know about impressionism and the avant-garde tendencies?

 

А - They  were the leading European art trends that Ukrainian art on the verge of the turn of the 20th century could not avoid.

 

В - I  heard: an original phenomenon of the early 20th century was Mykhailo Boichuk Art School. It combined the traditions of folk picture, local primitive painting and the principles of religion art.

 

А - So, we conclude, that present-day Ukrainian art is developing in harmony with world art. National theme remains topical in painting — in thematic and historical pictures, landscapes, associative and formalistic works.